gwallt
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *gwollt, from Proto-Celtic *woltos.
Cognates
See also Cornish gols, Old Breton guolt, Irish folt, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (compare English wold, Lithuanian váltis (“oat awn”), Serbo-Croatian vlȃt (“ear (of wheat)”), Ancient Greek λάσιος (lásios, “hairy”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwaːɬd/, [ɡwaːɬt]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwaɬd/, [ɡwaɬt]
- Rhymes: -aɬd
Noun edit
gwallt m (plural gwalltiau)
- hair (on head, collectively)
Derived terms edit
- sychwr gwallt (“hairdryer”)
See also edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwallt | wallt | ngwallt | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwallt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies